SORTIE REPORT #204
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑07‑24 9 75 Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway
Aluminum Plants Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H), led by Col. Budd Peaslee, flew its longest mission to date today - over seven hours - mostly over the North Sea to southern Norway. At the target, they found it somewhat obscured on the first bomb run, so went around for a second. Their effort was rewarded with good bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑30142 544th SU*L PISTOL PACKIN MAMMA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hall, Kelmer Jim 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Summers, Bradley Briscoe 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Crary, James David 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Schindler, Herbert (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Keathley, Edward Raine 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Harland, Kenneth Watkins, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Reandeau, Lawrence Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Veber, Max Burton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McCulley, George Dewey 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dean, Holgate Joseph Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 204 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 3 December 2024, 9:57 AM (PST)
Site design and content © 1999-2024 by Webmaster